BIRMINGHAM co-boss Phil Morris says his riders are under pressure to deliver – or risk losing their team place.

Morris and Graham Drury held crisis talks with the team after their 18-point thumping by Poole at Perry Barr on Thursday.

Now they are looking for a response when they go to Coventry in tomorrow’s Sky meeting.

Said Morris: “We told the riders we cannot accept that result and the performance was particularly disappointing as well.

“We need to get it right. This club is very ambitious and Graham Drury has always set high standards and the riders have been told they need to show us they are worth their place.

“We’re not threatening anyone, but we must show some improvement in the near future or we will have no alternative but to consider changes.

“I’m just hoping it won’t come to that and we will see a much better performance when we go to Coventry. It’s a local derby and we want to put on a good show in front of the Sky cameras.

“We had a long chat in the office after the meeting on Thursday and it gave the riders the opportunity to have their say as well as the management. We said things honestly and I’d like to think any problems have been ironed out.

“We have a couple of former Coventry riders in our team so it will be nice to go there with some inside knowledge of the track.”

Wolverhampton will have Peter Karlsson back in their side for tomorrow’s home clash with Peterborough.

Karlsson, one of the club’s greatest ever riders, will make a guest appearance in place of the injured Tai Woffinden who has had surgery on his broken scaphoid.

Pontus Aspgren will also be out as he is on international duty and the rider replacement facility will be in operation for him.